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Cuomo's sister tweets support for woman president

Blood may be thicker than water, but the allure of making history apparently is also attractive. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's sister, Maria Cuomo Cole, sent out a tweet Friday endorsing the "Madam President"

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Blood may be thicker than water, but the allure of making history, apparently, is also attractive.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's sister, Maria Cuomo-Cole, sent out a tweet Friday endorsing the "Madam President" campaign of EMILY's List to get a woman into the White House. The political group, which backs Democratic women who support abortion rights, is planning to run Web ads and host town hall meetings to build support for a female commander in chief and is using #MPOTUS as a hashtag.

In honor of my daughters, I'm supporting #MPOTUS. Help all of our daughters realize there is no limit to their dreams ow.ly/kFRsq

Cuomo has not said whether he is in or out of the 2016 presidential race, but he is showing up in opinion polling -- trailing well behind Hillary Rodham Clinton, who tops early surveys of potential Democratic contenders.

The Madam President campaign doesn't specifically mention Clinton, who was endorsed by EMILY's List during her 2008 White House bid. But Stephanie Schriock, president of the group, has said EMILY's List is "hopeful" she might run in 2016.

A New York Post story quoting unnamed sources saying Cuomo would not run if Clinton did was quickly batted down by the governor, who said Clinton would do what she's going to do, and he'll do whatever he does.

Cuomo-Cole is a film producer and chairwoman of Help USA, an organization that provides homes, jobs and services to the homeless. She has not commented beyond her post on Twitter.

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